WE CAN'T ESCAPE DOING THE WORK
No matter how hard we try there's absolutely no way we can get away from doing the inner work.
We can run from ourselves and our problems our entire lives. But no matter how far we run, no matter how much we try to turn a blind eye or how good we get at indulging in escapism.
There is no escaping the truth of consciousness.
Even though it poses as such ignorance isn't REALLY bliss.
The opposite seems to be more true and real.
Ptesence, awareness and consciously experiencing life is far more blissful, enjoyable and rewarding.
I spent too many years running from the truth, living in delusion that someone would come and save me. Blaming outside forces like my poor upbringing, or the sexual abuse, the trauma and abandonment or the pain and grief I experienced throughout my life for my circumstances.
Instead of taking full ownership and responsibility for my lot I made excuses for myself, and spent years attempting to hide and escape from the reality that my upbringing was shit and that the pain I was feeling inside really fucking hurt.
Although I had heaps of "fun" and "relief" whilst self medicating and getting out of my mind it was when I started practicing mindfulness, cultivating presence and truly becoming aware of the part I play in the creation of my reality that I enjoyed deep levels of bliss and healing.
After working with so many people over the past twelve years and really going in on my own healing I've learned that no matter how messed up our parents are, or how hard our parent's parents had it. No matter how harsh or traumatic our experiences have been. No matter how scary or painful it might be to go on and feel the feelings and own all parts of ourselves.
It is ALWAYS worthwhile going in, feeling the fear and doing the work anyway.
If we shirk responsibility and choose to not do the work we end up passing it down the line to the next generations.
The adage that "there is no way out but through" seems absolutely true.
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I decided to try fasting today. #qotd Have you ever #fasted for 16+ hours? What was your experience? Many believe it provides #clarity and #focus in addition to #health benefits. Im at 18 hours so far. I'll let you know in the comments how it goes.

M Night Shyamalan On How Powerful You Are. I watched Glass last night. I walked away astounded. You should see it. (There are no spoilers here) Glass is M Night Shyamalan's latest movie. It is the final piece of a trilogy chronicling superheroes' origins. Unbreakable was part one. Split is part two. Shyamalan made his name famous with stunning plot twists in his early films. His most successful back then being Sixth Sense. Later his name got associated with crap. That's what he produced in the middle of his career. He got lost, producing flop after flop. Somewhere in there, though, he made Unbreakable. It showed Shyamalan still had something to say. In Glass, he said it. He's sharing what he knows. What I know. And he's doing it in a beautiful cinematic way. Which brings me back to Glass. And to you. Glass' grand message is: you're special. The Universe knows it. And it wants to show you how special you are. But you have to live your authentic life. You have to stop worrying about what others might think about you or how you look. And though a lot of forces try –– and often succeed –– in convincing you otherwise, everything you want, including a future matching your wildest dreams you already have. And you can make them real. Starting today.. .......(read the entire post on our blog: www.positivelyfocused.co)
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Clever Girl. I wanted to practice flowers. So here they are. Not perfect but done within nap times. I don’t mind the overall look. I wonder what the colours would do if I inverted in photoshop.🤔 Naptime Raptor.

Happy Sunday Insta
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Currently laying in bed scrolling through a cafes menu, deciding what I want for breakfast, before we get there
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You have to find a way to enjoy healthy eating! Food is to be enjoyed!
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“In the matter of goals, direction is far more important than speed”
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Happy Weekend Team!
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Let’s talk goals! For most of my female clients, an unassisted chin-up or pull up, is the first goal they mention when they walk into The Loft.
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I absolutely love hitting strength goals in the gym. They keep me hungry and always motivated
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In the last two weeks, every single one of my clients had either hit a strength goal or reached a new PB 🛎
Keep grinding away at your goals team! Your doing amazing
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Insecurities! 🙈🙈 A friend of mine took photos of me the other day, and told me I was glowing and looked really happy! When he showed me the photos back my initial thoughts were 😱😱 my rib cage sticks out so much
So insane that upon seeing a beautiful photo of myself I began pick out the thing that I was insecure about! It is also something I have no control over, so why should I bother worrying about it
Everyone has their insecurity. Mine happens to be my enormous rib cage, but hey, all the more room for my giant heart
Everyone has insecurities, I’m not going to let mine control me, and I hope you don’t either